Tom,
I am sorry for the loss of your friend. It sounds like she lived a life we all should strive for. That being said, thank you for this. Living a full life DESPITE lung cancer isn't something I would have ever accepted 1 year ago for my mom. Accepting that we will likely only ever hear "Your cancer is stable" and never hear "There is no evidence of disease" has also been hard for me to except. But hearing stories like this and meeting wonderful folks at the HOPE Summit has helped me to begin to come to acceptance. My mom and I's daily phone conversations have turned from lengthy discussions about lung cancer to what creation did she work on or what kind of shenanigan did my dad cause. It's a much needed break for the both of us. I appreciate hearing how 2 tenured lung cancer survivors talked about all things "life" instead of all things "lung cancer". So once again, thank you. Your post put a smile on my face and solidified that it is okay to go on with life.
Take Care,
Steff
